Thursday, December 8

animalbert

Albert has insisted I post some of his recent animal studies.

The first is a well-fed pigeon.

This chap is called, I think, a water dragon. He's worth clicking on, to see his full majesty.

Here in NSC, we have lizards too, and there's currently a fat healthy one resident in the garden. He's got no tail, probably thanks to the dog. For him, the dog's death must be a big relief. It all balances up. I'll get a photo of him some time, but meanwhile here's one of his mates on the road in front of the house. The dog's saying - it wisnae me! Or I'm sure you can think of a caption.

Each year around this time Mrs M and myself host a small party for the servants. We all very much enjoy my quiz - I've been told this many times by all who attend.

Here are this year's quiz questions:

Quiz New Year 2011/12

1. True or False? One of the Titanic’s four funnels was just for show and did not emit fumes.

2. True or False? To celebrate the new country of Southern Sudan, the government announced a plan for the capital city to be rebuilt in the shape of a rhinocerous, and the second city Wau to be rebuilt in the shape of a zebra.

3. True or false? Teflon-coated frying pans, Velcro and cordless power tools are all spin-off discoveries of the space missions.

4. In a farmyard, there are some black sheep and white sheep. Each white sheep can see as many white sheep as black sheep, but each black sheep can see twice as many white sheep as black sheep. How many sheep are in the farmyard altogether?

5. True or false? The Eiffel Tower is the most-visited paid monument in the world.

6. True or false? When it was built, in 1889, the Eiffel Tower was the tallest man-made structure in the world.

7. Don Rowe attempts to rearrange the letters of his name into one word. Is this possible?

8. I have 25 ties divided into five different colours. If I was blindfolded, how many would I have to pick out to be sure of having one of each colour?

9. If only one of the following statements is true, how many beans have I got?I’ve got ten or more beans.I’ve got less than ten beans.I’ve got at least one bean.